title: Arthur Guedel's laryngeal plug.
abstract: The laryngeal plug is a little-known device developed by Arthur E. Guedel in the 1930s. The device was an alternative to the inflatable cuff used on tracheal tubes. Guedel did not publish a description of the laryngeal plug and the most detailed description of it was published by Gilbert Troup, an Australian anaesthetist.
authors.affiliation: Department of Anaesthesia and Pain Medicine, Royal Perth Hospital, Perth, Western Australia, Australia. rajesh.haridas@bigpond.com
authors.forename: R P
authors.initials: RP
authors.lastname: Haridas
authors.forename: T T
authors.initials: TT
authors.lastname: Nichols
mesh_terms: D001315:Australia; D049672:History, 19th Century; D049673:History, 20th Century; D007442:Intubation, Intratracheal / Q000266:history* / Q000295:instrumentation*
keywords: Arthur Ernest Guedel; Gilbert Reynolds Troup; laryngeal plug